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Sources: Apple is offering subsidies to network operators in Japan to shore up sales of iPhone XR, after an underwhelming launch of its least expensive phone — Japanese carriers will use subsidies from Apple to discount the cheapest new iPhone, after an underwhelming launch
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| Shep McAllister / Kinja Deals: |
Best 2018 Black Friday deals on smart home devices, fitness trackers, TVs, audio, storage, computers, cameras, and mobile devices — Looking for the rest of our Black Friday coverage? You can visit our Black Friday hub, or jump straight to one of the posts below: — More Black Friday Deals
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| Rowland Manthorpe / Sky News: |
In open letter to EU competition chief, price comparison sites say Google has failed to comply with EU ruling that requires it to give equal treatment to others — Price comparison sites have accused Google of failing to comply with an EU ruling demanding it give other shopping services “equal treatment”.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US asks allies to avoid Huawei telecommunications equipment, considers financial aid for telecom growth in nations that shun Chinese-made equipment — U.S. worried about potential Chinese meddling in 5G networks, but foreign carriers may balk — The U.S. government has initiated …
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| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will require advertisers to submit documents and receive verification before being able to pay for political ads in the EU, starting in January — - Like Facebook, Google to publish info about EU political ads — Changes come ahead of European Union elections in May 2019
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| Liz Alderman / New York Times: |
With only 10% of Swedes using cash this year, down from 40% in 2010, officials are trying to slow its demise as they determine societal costs — Cash is disappearing in the country faster than anyone thought it would. Now, officials are trying to slow its demise as they determine the societal costs.| Seth Fiegerman / CNN: |
In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg says he will stay on as Facebook's chairman, defends COO Sheryl Sandberg, reiterates Facebook's potential as a force for good — New York (CNN Business)After spending much of this year apologizing for Facebook's many missteps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was defiant …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
For Black Friday, Walmart is relying on in-store operations bolstered by its mobile apps with item finders and Checkout With Me, a new personal checkout option — To better compete with Amazon and other retailers, Walmart is increasingly using technology to improve its in-store experience| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn quietly introduces a new privacy setting that defaults to blocking a user's connections from exporting the user's personal email address — A win for privacy on LinkedIn could be a big loss for businesses, recruiters, and anyone else expecting to be able to export the email addresses of their connections.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google Duplex, accessed via Assistant, is now rolling out to a small group of US Pixel owners in “select cities” to book restaurant reservations — Google Duplex-powered calls have finally arrived. Sort of. For some people. — A spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat that Duplex …
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| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
How Definers brought DC-style political trickery to tech: sources say working for Qualcomm, they promoted Tim Cook as a potential 2020 presidential candidate — SAN FRANCISCO — When Tim Miller, a longtime Republican political operative, moved to the Bay Area last year to set up a public relations shop …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google adds indoor positioning to Find My Device for Android 9 Pie phones — Get your lost phone's pinpoint location, provided Google has the right map data. — If you've ever lost your Android phone, it's usually a help to use Google's “Find My Device” service to see the phone's last known position on a map.
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